Saints Gervase and Protase before Jupiter - Engraving after Le Sueur

Original outline engraving of Saints Gervase and Protase refusing to sacrifice before the statue of Jupiter, surrounded by Roman legionaries inside a colonnaded temple. After the painting by Eustache Le Sueur, whose name appears below.

From a 19th century illustrated picture gallery with trilingual captions in French, Italian and Spanish; the sheet carries the numbers Tavola 313 and Lám. 339.

Medium: Outline copper engraving
Artist / after: Eustache Le Sueur (painting)
Date: 19th century
Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.3 in (17.5 x 10.8 cm)
Condition: Paper toned with slight damp staining in the margins; image clean